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What is a primary source? Secondary source?
A secondary source is a source that tells something through the example of a first hand source(Primary source).
Describe the geography and economy of the Southern Colonies.
They were hot and nice places, which allowed them to have large plantations.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
It was an exchange of people, goods, and GOLD.
What is “no taxation without representation”?
A famous slogan before the Revolutionary War.
Where did the ideas in the Declaration of Independence stem from?
From the Enlightenment times.
What are geographic landforms?
A geographic landform is a naturally occurring thing, something like The Nile River or The Rocky Mountains.
How were Natives impacted by colonialism in the 1500’s and 1600s?
They were mostly driven out of their land, became slaves, and dieses spread to them.
What were the causes of the French and Indian War?
Disputes over the Ohio river valley.
Who were the Sons of Liberty
They were the ones who carried out the Boston Tea Party.
Who were loyalists?
People who were loyal to Britain.
What were some of the results of the triangular trade?
Some results were an increase in slavery and some economical advances.
Why did slavery develop in the New World?
This was due to the cash crops, as they would want slaves to work in the fields.
What were the effects of the French and Indian War?
The affects were a drowning of Britain's and France’s economy.
Why was George Washington so significant to the American Revolution
He was a great leader who helped turn the tides of the war.
Why were the following battles of the Revolutionary War important
Lexington and Concord
It served as an ignition for the REVOLUTIOn, The Shot Heard Around The World
Describe the geography and economy of the New England Colonies.
The New England Colonies were heavily reliant on fur trapping and whaling, which was due to their rocky and cold terrain.
Describe the Plymouth colony (laws, religion)
They were Puritans which, Puritanism was their religion, they based their laws strictly on the Bible.
What problems arose at the Jamestown Colony
That they would not focus on growing crops to survive.
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To Declare Independence from the British crown
Why were the following battles of the Revolutionary War important
Saratoga
Climax, biggest defeat for the Brits, and led to an alliance( with the French ).
Describe the geography and economy of the Middle or Mid Atlantic Colonies.
They mostly relied on cattle and animals, due to their mild climate.
What is mercantilism and how did it impact the colonies?
It was a form of trading your on crops/items for money, and this gave the colonies an easy to make cash.
Describe the circumstances surrounding the colony of Roanoake
They had not been able to grow crops, due to bad harvests and when John White left the colony was gone.
What is a boycott?
A form of rebellion in which you stop buying an item in rebellion.
Why were the following battles of the Revolutionary War important
Trenton and Princeton
SURPRISE attack on the Brits(Hessians too but no one cares).